The Lynxmotion DIY Drone

If building things yourself is your preference, then this diy drone will really interest you! Reduce the risk by using a proven design and obtain a kit that is as complete as you require.

The kit is available in three different levels of completion and all components are available separately.

To give you an idea of the size, this is a quad that uses 8-10" props that are centered on a circle of 19.3" diameter. It can be aerobatic and most certainly can carry a camera and gimbal.

Lynxmotion HQuad 500 Drone-Hardware Only

What's Included

HQuad 500 carbon fiber frame Mounting hardware Tube and clamp design that makes the design flexible Features strong and lightweight construction at 383g-(13.5oz.)

Extra Parts Required

• All electronics
• 4 motors
• Propellers
• Battery and charger

Base Combo Kit-What's Included

HQuad 500 carbon fiber frame Mounting hardware Four(4) brushless motors Four (4) speed controllers All are "plug and play" (Solderless Assembly)

Extra Parts Required for this DIY Drone

• Suitable flight controller
• Battery and charger
• Radio receiver
• Compatible radio transmitter

Manual

The manual covers"Hardware Only" and "Basic Combo Kit" It is not included with the kits because the manufacturer wants to reduce cost (And therefor price to you) and updates can be easily applied.

Click here to see the Basic Frame Assembly Manual.

Basic Combo Kit + Quadrino Controller-Whats Included

All the parts for the "Basic Combo Kit" are included plus the Lynxmotion Quadrino Nano Drone/UAV flight controller with GPS and is MultiWii compatible.

The Lynxmotion Quadrino Nano Flight Controller

Features

• ATmega2560, Arduino Compatible Microcontroller 
• Small size case-53mm x 53mm x 17mm
• Fully integrated sensors- Gyroscope, accelerometer,magnetometer and barometer
• GPS module is built in with external antenna
• Simple connection for motor controllers and radio system
• Case is semi-transparent to see LED status
• MultiWii software compatible
• Expansion ports are provided for experimentation (12C, UART, GP10)
• Joint development between Lynxmotion and FlyingEinstein
• Smallest possible flight controller
• Additional features are normally only available on more expensive units.
• No need for the Arduino Development Envoirment, uses easy to use Firmware Config software
• Easy Wizard like application
• Provides lots of documentation on various options and parameters.
• When completed this tool will build and upload your custom firmware, directly to the Quadrino board
• It will also install MultiWiiConf GUI for you.

What's Included

PCB-Assembled Transparent case(Dark smoked) with grommet mounting of PCB. GPS antenna complete with 15cm of cable. Radio connection wiring harness Motor control wiring harness. Micro USB data cable. 4 4-40 nuts and bolts for mounting case to frame. Double sided foam tape for direct mounting to frame.

Pros

• Features advanced performance features such as RTH (Return To Home), IOC (Headless)and GPS based features normally available with more expensive flight controllers.
• Programming via FCT (Firmware Configuration Tool)  and Windows GUI.(That's for me!)
• Or for experienced programmers Arduino Sketch can be programmed line by line

Cons

As this is a new flight controller, it was difficult to find any serious criticisms, apart from some experienced drone pilots saying that more advanced hardware chips were available.

Manual

The manual is well written and clear and concise.  It has coloured 3D images and step by step instructions.

You can see it by clicking here.

Video

Purchasing

Lyxmotion, the manufacturers of this DIY drone, are now owned by RobotShop. a Canadian company. RobotShop has warehouses in Canada, the USA and Europe.

You will see below that I have provided links to the Canadian and US web sites. This makes things much easier for Canadian and American visitors. 

HQuad500 Drone
Hardware

HQuad500 DIY (Base Combo) 

Base Combo Kit + Quadrino Nano 

 Quadrino Nano Controller Only

$216.20CAD

$515.88CAD

$688.99CAD

$202.69CAD

$159.99USD

$381.75USD

$516.74USD

$149.99USD